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Tidal Waves Ravaged Coastal Areas of Chile

By David KnowlesMar 1st 2010 – 4:00PM
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(March 1) -- As residents of Hawaii and countries bordering the Pacific Rim held their collective breath in anticipation of a tsunami that never materialized, the people living along Chile's coast were not so lucky. On Sunday, Chilean Defense Minister Francisco Vidal said it was a tragic mistake not to immediately sound...

Background on dichato

Dichato is a town along the coast of Chile, part of the municipality of Tomé in the northest part of Greater Concepción.

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